Hi. I'm new.

**lpmbt** · 08-07-2005

Peace be with you!

Hi to all. I am a middle-aged widow from Ohio, U.S.A., and I am a Catholic Christian. My e-mail address is [email protected]. I joined this group because I am considering marrying a Muslim gentleman, and I occasionally have questions about his faith that he has difficulty explaining to me. He speaks Arabic and only a little English. I speak no Arabic.

Laurie Taylor

**Uthman** · 08-07-2005

Welcome to LI.

**- Qatada -** · 08-07-2005

Hey welcome to the forum.

mash Allah thats really good.. insh Allah you'll benefit from this forum and if you have any questions, please dont be afraid to ask.

Peace

**Ummu Amatullah** · 08-07-2005

how then do you communicate if you don't speak the same language?

**Mainul_Islam** · 08-08-2005

wa alaikum assalaam (and with you be peace).

i was wondering the same thing.. hehe... sign language?? lol

inshAllah (if God wills), you will learn a lot about Islam here. (im not too sure yet, since im new to this forum)

**Ataraxis** · 08-11-2005

to LI! Inshallah (if God wants), your stay will be quite beneficial

**Rabi'ya** · 08-11-2005

Assalamualaikum

welcome to the forum....

Wsalaam

Rabi'ya:rose:

**hewwa** · 08-12-2005

assallamu allaikum

to brothers and sisters, inshallah i will joy this form

fi amaan ullah

**lpmbt** · 08-12-2005

Originally Posted by Aqib

Hey welcome to the forum.

mash Allah thats really good.. insh Allah you'll benefit from this forum and if you have any questions, please dont be afraid to ask.

Peace

Thanks so much!

**lpmbt** · 08-12-2005

Originally Posted by Saido

how then do you communicate if you don't speak the same language?

We communicate well ourselves with him using the little English he knows. We are both reasonably patient people, which is good because some repetition is necessary. Sometimes it is very funny to me (but mortifying to him), like when he said he loves me because I have a "pig heart." Apparently the letters used in English B and P are often switched in an Arab's writing and speaking. It gets easier to listen to him talk when I simply spell in my head what it sounds like he's saying, then read in my head the right pronunciation. I always assume that he means something good. I never wish to assume that he means to hurt me in any way, and I think that helps.

**lpmbt** · 08-12-2005

Originally Posted by Osman

Welcome to LI.

Thank you!

**lpmbt** · 08-12-2005

Originally Posted by Mainul_Islam

wa alaikum assalaam (and with you be peace).

i was wondering the same thing.. hehe... sign language?? lol

inshAllah (if God wills), you will learn a lot about Islam here. (im not too sure yet, since im new to this forum)

Well, I did say, "He speaks Arabic and only a little English." That means he speaks a little English, and that's how we communicate. He wants me to teach him more English, and he wants to teach me Arabic. We've been working on it a little.

**lpmbt** · 08-12-2005

Originally Posted by zAk

Hi

Welcome to the forums

Hope u hv a beneficial stay here

Peace !

Thank you.

**lpmbt** · 08-12-2005

Originally Posted by aerious

to LI! Inshallah (if God wants), your stay will be quite beneficial

Thank you.

**lpmbt** · 08-12-2005

Originally Posted by Rabi'ya

Assalamualaikum

welcome to the forum....

Wsalaam

Rabi'ya:rose:

Thank you.

**SalafiFemaleJih** · 08-12-2005

Hello,

welcome to the forums. Enjoy your stay.

If you have any questions about Islam...ask our talented brothers and sisters on this forums. Without em i was long way lost

u just gotta love em man : )

peace